walking all over Toronto! - active aging | pedestrian/transit/cycling issues | carfree | nonprofit HR | dance/fitness facilitator
Toronto, Ontario
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Milan to reallocate streets to pedestrians and cyclists in bid to reduce air pollution irishtimes.com/news/world/eu… via @IrishTimesWorld
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Auld Lang Syne sung in Mohawk youtu.be/dB579kziVj8
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beg buttons, but instead of giving the ped crossing light they activate tire spikes protecting the crosswalk
"Singh also made a point of naming a critic for democratic reform, which isn't a defined minister's role in the Liberal cabinet anymore. The NDP has long pushed to replace Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system." CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/singh-n…
"He knew I had the right of way. But he sped up and shot through the light anyway. That’s the problem. And like another kind of predator, it doesn’t care what you’re wearing."
Dangerous drivers don’t care about your fluorescent armband thestar.com/opinion/star-col… via @torontostar
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Pedestrian disdain extends beyond the CBD. Check out this one, spotted in Collingwood last week... granted not as busy a street (and now sorted thanks to council intervention) but er which footpath was I supposed to use here?
Electoral reform revival? Support for changing voting systems skyrockets post election angusreid.org/electoral-refo…
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Partly inspired by @albrgr's tweets, I dug a little more into recent findings on the relationship between air pollution and cognition. The effects seem rather amazingly large: patrickcollison.com/pollutio….
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Drivers are not bothered by roadside memorials to car crash victims or ghost bikes. They think it will never happen to them. What if we placed a ghost car at every fatal car accident location? At a minimum they would be inconvenienced by all of the white cars parked everywhere.
Healthy City Design: Are We Designing for Utopia or Dystopia? - Blue Zones shar.es/a3nLZT
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This @OPBTOL episode with @schmangee is a recommendation for traffic signal 🚦retiming & street lighting investment for 🚶♂️🚶🏾♀️to combat the pedestrian fatality epidemic #equity #VisionZero @ITEhq @apbp podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Attawapiskat singer releases protest song with Justin Trudeau in mind | CBC News cbc.ca/news/entertainment/su…
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After working as a kite maker for over 30 years, Feng Tsan Huang of Taiwan has created his masterpiece: the bike kite. It's 2 meters tall and weighs just 0.8 kg, thanks to carbon fiber beam and polyester panels buff.ly/2JUFvkx
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After her surprise Princess Tiana makeover to celebrate her 8th birthday at Disney World, this baby girl (Sydney) was ready for her moment! It’s safe to say she danced like no one was watching! cc @AnikaNoniRose #becauseofthemwecan
Well deserved - I enjoyed and was inspired by this book!
Congrats to “I am a Pedestrian” - 2019 Book #HTawards nominee! The result of a 42-hour, 159-kilometre #TOwalk, this book is a collection of under-explored places, stories of people encountered, and lost histories rediscovered along the way. ow.ly/H0Gi50wmQcz
